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THE SCHOOL
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is one of Europe’s leading
schools of Public Health and a leading postgraduate institution worldwide for
research and postgraduate education in global health.
Part of the University of London, the London School is the largest institution of its
kind in Europe with a remarkable depth and breadth of expertise encompassing
many disciplines. The School was ranked one of the top 3 research institutions in
the country in the Times Higher Education’s 'table of excellence', which is based on
the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). In 2009, the School became the
first UK institution to win the Gates Award for Global Health.
The School’s environment is a rich multicultural one: there are around 3500
students from 100+ countries following 24 taught masters courses delivered either
in London or through distance learning, and about 400 undertaking a research
degree. Over 40% of these students are from non-European countries. Alumni are
working in more than 180 countries. The School has about 1600 staff drawn from
over 74 nationalities.
There are research collaborations with over 100 countries throughout the world,
utilizing our critical mass of multidisciplinary expertise which includes clinicians,
epidemiologists, statisticians, social scientists, economists, molecular biologists,
immunologists, ophthalmologists, anthropologists, virologists, pharmacologists and
nutritionists. At any one time around 100 School staff are based overseas,
particularly in Africa and Asia. We have a strong commitment to partnership with
institutions in low and middle income countries to support the development of
teaching and research capacity.
The School has expanded greatly in recent years. Its research funding now
exceeds £67M per annum, much of it from highly competitive national and
international sources. The commitment of staff to methodological rigour, innovative
thinking and policy relevance will ensure that the School continues to occupy a
leadership position in national and global health, adapting quickly to new challenges
and opportunities.
Mission
To improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in
partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education
and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.
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THE FACULTY
The Faculty of Epidemiology & Population Health (EPH) houses a large group
of epidemiologists, demographers, statisticians and nutritionists working on issues
of major public health importance in the UK and globally. EPH has approximately
330 staff members organised into four research departments.
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Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Department of Medical Statistics
Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology
Department of Population Health
The Faculty has a teaching programme consisting of ten MSc courses:
Epidemiology, Demography and Health, Medical Statistics, Public Health in
Developing Countries (run jointly with the Faculties of Infectious & Tropical
Diseases and Public Health & Policy), Nutrition for Global Health, Reproductive &
Sexual Health Research, Veterinary Epidemiology (run jointly with the Royal
Veterinary College), Global Mental Health (run jointly with Kings College London Institute of Psychiatry) and the Distance Learning courses in Epidemiology and
Clinical Trials. The Faculty also has approximately 149 research students studying
for an MPhil, PhD or DrPH degree.
The Dean of Faculty is Professor John Edmunds.
THE DEPARTMENT
The Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology is the main focus
of research on the epidemiology of non-communicable diseases at the London
School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. While most of our studies have been in the
UK or other high income countries, we have a growing programme of research on
non-communicable diseases in low and middle income countries, including India
and parts of the former Soviet Union. Research interests range from genetic
susceptibility to disease, through metabolic and endocrine disease mechanisms to
personal behaviours and the population health effects of changes in national diets
and drinking behaviours. Themes include determinants of ethnic variation in
disease risk; adverse drug reactions; epidemiology of ageing; foetal and childhood
origins of adult disease; determinants of reproductive outcomes; cardiovascular
disease; growth factors and cancer risk; natural history of genital human
papillomavirus (HPV); time trends in cancer survival; non-communicable diseases
in low and middle income countries. The department has considerable
methodological strength and experience, particularly in the analysis of genetic
association studies and the conduct and analysis of large scale longitudinal cohort
and record linkage studies. We work closely with colleagues in other departments
and faculties and have excellent collaborative links with researchers in other
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institutions around the world. Funding comes from a wide variety of sources
including the Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust and Cancer Research
UK.
The Department head is Prof. Liam Smeeth.
THE POST
Background
This Wellcome Trust funded project aims to support the Public Health Foundation of
India’s (PHFI http://www.phfi.org/ ) strategic goal of strengthening the public health
workforce and developing public health leadership in India. PHFI are working to
achieve this goal through the creation of new Indian Institutes of Public Health
(IIPH), and by developing a core critical mass of expertise within each IIPH. In the
longer term, this will contribute to a strengthening of the capacity within the Indian
public health system as a whole. It will do this by fostering the development of
complementary skills amongst a multi-disciplinary cadre of public health
professionals and practitioners with a wide range of experience and backgrounds.
It will also help to develop greater integration and prioritisation of public health
action by fostering networks for improved coordination, by working to integrate
public health into national, regional and local organisational structures, and by
developing strong and wide-spread public health advocacy.
The project is run as a partnership between the PHFI and a consortium of 16
leading UK public health institutions. This work has been funded by the Wellcome
Trust since 2009, and the programme has recently been extended for 2 years
(2013-2015).
The current PHFI-UK Consortium programme offers funding to PHFI faculty
members to undertake masters and doctoral studies in the UK and to conduct
research projects in India in collaboration with UK faculty. The programme also
offers funding for research fellowships, the development and delivery of short
courses in India, and faculty exchange visits between PHFI and UK faculty. The
extension grant will enable development of a staff development programme and
opportunities for targeted research projects in India for PHFI staff working in
collaboration with UK members of the Consortium.
The Consortium’s UK activities are coordinated by the UK Secretariat comprising of
Prof Pat Doyle, Dr Sanjay Kinra, and an administrator (Grade 4). The postholder
will be the lead co-ordinator of the UK Secretariat.
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A second, related, Wellcome Trust grant is supporting the Delhi-based South Asian
Network for Chronic Diseases (SANCD). Around one-day a week of this post will
be dedicated to supporting the work of Shah Ebrahim and Sanjay Kinra, who lead
this project.
Job Description
Job title: PHFI-UK Consortium Co-ordinator
Responsible to: Pat Doyle & Sanjay Kinra (NCDE)
The post holder will be responsible for providing proactive administrative and
financial co-ordination and communications support in the UK to the PHFI–UK
Consortium for capacity building in India (80%) and the South Asia Network for
Chronic Diseases (SANCD) (20%).
Detailed responsibilities will include:
Administration
 Acting as a point of contact and link person for all UK collaborators, PHFI staff
from India, visitors, and students/fellows who are part of the PHFI-UK
programme
 Providing administrative support to the UK Secretariat and Consortium, including
organising travel, visas and the reimbursement of expenses for members
 Providing administrative and logistical support to Research Skills and Career
Development Fellowship programmes that brings PHFI faculty to the UK and
sends UK faculty to India to deliver workshops
 Arranging meetings and conference calls, including room booking and catering
 Arranging and managing occasional large-scale meetings in UK for PHFI-UK
members
 Drafting agendas, supporting papers and minutes
 Developing and maintaining the PHFI-UK Consortium web-pages
 Faxing, photocopying and digital scanning of documents
 Providing personal administrative and research support to line managers in
relation to PHFI capacity building work
 Providing personal administrative and research support to line managers in
relation to PHFI research centre work
Research grants administration
 Assisting in the preparation and collation of material for research grant
applications
 Liaising with the LSHTM Research Operations Office (ROO) over contractual
agreements, expenditure and financial reporting
 Liaising with funding organisations
 Maintaining good working relationships with national and international
collaborating institutions
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Financial
 Managing the main PHFI-UK budget and other research projects as applicable,
including preparing projections and financial reports
 Arranging for payments to be remitted within the UK and overseas
Departmental and Faculty
 Attendance at Departmental and Faculty meetings
 Providing holiday cover for other administrative staff in the research unit where
appropriate
 Responding to requests from the Departmental and Faculty Administrators on all
matters relating to departmental and faculty administration
 Undertaking other duties as requested by Pat Doyle and Shah Ebrahim
 Adhering to Departmental and School policy and procedures at all times
Person Specification
Essential and desirable qualifications and skills for this post are as follows. It is
recognised that candidates may not fulfil all of the desirable requirements.
Essential requirements
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Successful experience of providing comprehensive and proactive administrative
support to a high standard for senior academics and projects in a researchintensive, higher education institution
Proven experience of budget management including creating budgets,
monitoring accounts and producing financial projections and reports
Excellent interpersonal skills including proven ability to establish and maintain
effective working relationships with individuals from different backgrounds and
cultures
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including a high level of
accuracy and good presentation of work
Excellent organisational skills including proven ability to manage a significant
workload under pressure and organise effectively
Proven ability to work on own initiative, including ability to know when to confer
with colleagues and refer matters on
Excellent IT skills including use of word processing packages, databases and
spreadsheets and electronic record keeping
High level of personal motivation and interest in working in HE administration
Desirable requirements
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+3 years experience working in high education grant administration
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Experience of financial software Agresso and pFACT or similar
Experience in running international projects with multiple partners
Experience of supporting the work of committees
SALARY AND CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT
The post will be a full-time appointment on Grade 5 of the professional support
scale with a starting salary between £31,376 and £36,018. The appointment will
commence as soon as possible. Working hours are 35 hours per week with 30
days annual leave plus an additional 6 School closure days as specified by LSHTM.
APPLICATIONS
Applications should be made on-line via our website at http://jobs.lshtm.ac.uk. The
reference for this post is PD-SK2. Applications should also include the names and
email contacts of 3 referees who can be contacted immediately if shortlisted. Any
queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk.
Closing date for the receipt of applications is 27 August 2013
Potential applicants may wish to discuss the post with Shah Ebrahim or Pat Doyle
before applying: shah.ebrahim@lshtm.ac.uk pat.doyle@lshtm.ac.uk
“The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an
equal opportunities employer.”
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